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‘Sunshine Bill’ plan for solar panels on new homes rejected by Government

‘Sunshine Bill’ plan for solar panels on new homes rejected by Government

‘Sunshine Bill’ plan for solar panels on new homes rejected by Government

17 January 2025

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Government could not support Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson’s proposals.


Top Badenoch ally defends claim pensions could be subject to more means-testing

Top Badenoch ally defends claim pensions could be subject to more means-testing

Top Badenoch ally defends claim pensions could be subject to more means-testing

17 January 2025

Nigel Huddleston suggested means-testing the triple lock was among ‘exactly the things’ the party could look at.


UK ‘protects money more than children’ amid push for sexual abuse reporting law

UK ‘protects money more than children’ amid push for sexual abuse reporting law

UK ‘protects money more than children’ amid push for sexual abuse reporting law

17 January 2025

Independent crossbench peer Baroness Grey-Thompson said there have been mandatory reporting laws for money laundering for 23 years.


Neighbours ‘heard screaming’ moments before woman died in housing block

Neighbours ‘heard screaming’ moments before woman died in housing block

Neighbours ‘heard screaming’ moments before woman died in housing block

17 January 2025

Surrey Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in Ashford, Surrey, on Thursday.


Missing sisters visited bridge where last seen day before disappearance

Missing sisters visited bridge where last seen day before disappearance

Missing sisters visited bridge where last seen day before disappearance

17 January 2025

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, went missing in Aberdeen on January 7.


Q&A: What does the future hold for TikTok?

Q&A: What does the future hold for TikTok?

Q&A: What does the future hold for TikTok?

17 January 2025

The app’s future in the US is uncertain – what could that mean for users around the world.


Trio jailed over conspiracy to smuggle migrants across the English Channel

Trio jailed over conspiracy to smuggle migrants across the English Channel

Trio jailed over conspiracy to smuggle migrants across the English Channel

17 January 2025

Canterbury Crown Court heard the vessels were ‘beset with boat failures’ during the attempts in August 2018.


Alan Titchmarsh pushes for compensation for ‘enormously damaging’ roadworks

Alan Titchmarsh pushes for compensation for ‘enormously damaging’ roadworks

Alan Titchmarsh pushes for compensation for ‘enormously damaging’ roadworks

17 January 2025

The RHS said it has lost £6 million as a result of the A3/M25 roadworks close to its flagship garden Wisley, in Surrey.


‘Just call me Joan’: Beloved star of stage and screen Dame Joan Plowright

‘Just call me Joan’: Beloved star of stage and screen Dame Joan Plowright

‘Just call me Joan’: Beloved star of stage and screen Dame Joan Plowright

17 January 2025

The widow of Lord Olivier was one of the outstanding actresses of her age.


Man accused of stabbing daughter told police ‘I must be unluckiest man in world’

Man accused of stabbing daughter told police ‘I must be unluckiest man in world’

Man accused of stabbing daughter told police ‘I must be unluckiest man in world’

17 January 2025

Simon Vickers denies both the murder and the manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett, in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.


Robert Plant and Johnnie Walker’s ex-radio colleagues arrive for DJ’s funeral

Robert Plant and Johnnie Walker’s ex-radio colleagues arrive for DJ’s funeral

Robert Plant and Johnnie Walker’s ex-radio colleagues arrive for DJ’s funeral

17 January 2025

Walker died aged 79 in December, with his death being announced on New Year’s Eve by Bob Harris


Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads

Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads

Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads

17 January 2025

The Cybertruck’s massive size makes it stand out against the rest of the traffic.


Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

17 January 2025

The New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill was introduced to the Commons by the Liberal Democrats.


Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

17 January 2025

Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust said the number of neonatal deaths recorded as ‘potentially avoidable’ is very small.


Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

17 January 2025

Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16.


Institutional abuse survivors urged to come forward before deadline passes

Institutional abuse survivors urged to come forward before deadline passes

Institutional abuse survivors urged to come forward before deadline passes

17 January 2025

The deadline for applications comes on April 2.


UK visitors face £6 rise in permit fee

UK visitors face £6 rise in permit fee

UK visitors face £6 rise in permit fee

17 January 2025

The Home Office said it is proposing to raise the maximum price of an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) – which currently costs £10 – to £16.


Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

17 January 2025

The Culture Secretary was asked if she plays videogames, when she listed the sector as among those attending a creative industries gathering.


Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95

17 January 2025

The widow of Lord Olivier won Golden Globes for Enchanted April and Stalin.


BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

17 January 2025

The Culture Secretary also said she would be having a discussion with the BBC after music by the masked drill artist Ten was showcased.


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